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I'd like to let everyone know that there is a grassroots organization already in existence to promote an Article V Convention. The group is Friends of the Article V Convention (FOAVC). Its website is www.foavc.org. <br> <br> I'd suggest all who commented here take time to go to the site. Many people, including the author himself, have factual errors in their statements.<br> <br> I'll only highlight some of them. First of all the states have applied for a convention in numbers more than needed. The Constitution says Congress must call if 34 states apply. The public record shows that all 50 states have submitted more than 650 applications for a convention. Congress has, of course, refused to obey the Constitution and call a convention.<br> <br> The texts of these applications can be read at www.foavc.org the only location where they are available. <br> <br> For the record, repeal of the 16th Amendment currently has 39 states submitting applications for that issue. Term limits has been applied for by several states and while repeal of the 17th Amendment has not been asked for by any state, the fact is the applications for it are still valid as Congress did not discharge them when it drafted the 17th Amendment. A read of the 31 applications indicates that the issue would have to be revisited by the convention because they also asked for direct election of the president and vice president as well as senators. <br> <br> I hope this information helps all interested in the subject.
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